GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY – Volume II

Front Cover
Jan Lastovicka
EOLSS Publications, Nov 28, 2009 - 492 pages

Geophysics and Geochemistry is a component of Encyclopedia of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one  Encyclopedias. 

Geophysics and Geochemistry are two closely intertwined and collaborating branches of Earth’s sciences.  The content of the Theme on Geophysics and Geochemistry is organized with state-of-the-art presentations covering  eight main topics: Foundations of Geophysics and Geochemistry; Geophysical Systems; Seismology and Volcanology; Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity; Aeronomy and Magnetosphere; Gravimetry; Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Planetology – Comparative Planetology of Earth-like Planets and Astrobiology which are then expanded into multiple subtopics, each as a chapter. These three volumes are aimed at the following a wide spectrum of audiences from the merely curious to those seeking in-depth knowledge: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs

 

Selected pages

Contents

SEISMOLOGY AND VOLCANOLOGY
1
CONTINENTAL CRUST
36
THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE
62
MANTLE AND CORE OF THE EARTH
86
EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION
103
EARTHQUAKE MECHANICS
128
EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC EVENT PREDICTION
150
VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES CHEMISTRY AND EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT
165
ELECTRIC FIELD OF THE EARTH
231
ROCKMAGNETISM AND PALEOMAGNETISM
258
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS OF THE EARTHS CORE
288
AERONOMY AND THE MAGNETOSPHERE
315
AERONOMIC PHENOMENA
340
SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE HIGH ATMOSPHERE
356
IONOSPHERE AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH WITH RADARS
372
MAGNETOSPHERE AND ITS COUPLING TO LOWER LAYERS
398

GEOMAGNETISM AND GEOELECTRICITY
184
EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD
214
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

Jan Lastovicka, is currently director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and vice-president of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy. He graduated in geophysics at Charles University in Prague in 1966. He got CSc (= PhD) in 1974 and DrSc (~ Prof.) in 1987, both from the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. In 1967-1994 he was with the Geophysical Institute of the Czechoslovakl Academy of Sciences, from doctoral student to head of Ionospheric department. Since 1994 he has been working in the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. His main research interests are: ionosphere, solarterrestrial relations, middle atmosphere (including ozone and effects of atmospheric waves on the ionosphere), and long-term trends (potentially of greenhouse origin). He is author/co-author of more than 220 published papers in scientific journals and various proceedings, and more than 210 presentations at scientific meetings. He organized a number of international scientific meetings.

Bibliographic information

TitleGEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY – Volume II
EditorJan Lastovicka
PublisherEOLSS Publications, 2009
ISBN1848262469, 9781848262461
Length492 pages
  
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